It features an ensemble cast including José Zúñiga, George Lopez, Miguel Sandoval, Olivia Hussey, Elpidia Carrillo, Alexis Cruz, Jude Herrera, Marcelo Tubert, and Lupe Ontiveros.

[5] Michael Ordoña of the Los Angeles Times stated, "The experience of watching Tortilla Heaven is like a frozen smile: The film and its makers simply try too hard.

Director and co-writer Judy Hecht Dumontet can't stop "helping" with overactive editing and scoring, such as tinkling bells every time the sacred tortilla is shown early on.

"[1] Tim Grierson of LA Weekly stated, "If it was simply a jokey commentary on the dangers of greed and religious fervor, Tortilla Heaven would be forgivable.

But Hecht Dumontet deserves special derision for her hypocritical condescension toward Falfúrrias' simple-folk caricatures, rendering them as God-fearing dolts worthy of scorn until the patronizing finale, which tries for a spiritual uplift that's as disingenuous as it is incompetently executed.